Mrs. Lawson's News
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News April 12, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: April 15-19
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Diagraph th
Reading: Seeds is our story in Core Reading and Hardback Readers in Flex
Math: 3-D Shapes, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers, measurement
MSU Practicum students will be providing math activities on Tuesday and Thursday this week
Theme: Plants
We introduced plants with the MSU students today and we will build on this theme next week. We will be talking about the parts of flowers and what plants need to live and grow. We hope to also make a watermelon life cycle wheel.
Home Connections:
I hope everyone had a restful and joyful Spring Break. We had a great week back. The students came back ready to go. Their behavior was excellent and their work awesome.
Some upcoming dates and events:
Q and U wedding- date to come later
MAP Testing: April 25 and 29
Preschool/ Head Start Visit: May 2
Share a Seed Field Trip: May 3
AIMS testing: First week of May
Play Day: May 15
Graduation: date to be announced
I hope to hear about our Silent Auction money this week. I am hoping to cover some of the expenses for the field trip in May. We may have to collect money to cover shirts, lunch, and transportation to the park. I will let you know as soon as I know.
Reminders
** Snacks –
If you sent in snacks. Thank you. We still need everyone to send in an April snack- enough for 21 students.
*Weather is unpredictable – remember a light jacket if needed for recess
Important Dates
4/16 and 18: Practicum Students
4/16 Preschool Visits
4/18 Practicum Students
Murray Preschool/ Head Start Visits
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
March 29, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
No School 4/1-5
For the week of: April 8-13
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Diagraph sh
Reading: Spring Stories in Core Reading and Hardback Readers in Flex
Math: Clocks and Addition
MSU Practicum students will be providing math activities on Tuesday and Thursday this week
Theme: Spring
Home Connections:
Our Easter Egg Hunt was a lot of fun this year. We enjoyed making all of our Easter crafts in class. The students are working hard and improving so much each week.
We will be testing for the MAP test again at the end of April and the AIMS test at the beginning of May. MAP testing will be April 22nd and 24th.
We have lots of fun activities planned for the rest of the year.
MSU Students will be coming to MES to teach students about plants on April 12th. We will walk to Pullen Farm for a couple activities. Please sign and return permission form to walk to the Pullen Farm.
Reminders
** Snacks –
We are OUT of snacks. I need everyone to send in snacks for April. We have 21 students in our class.
Reminders
** Snacks –
We are OUT of snacks. I need everyone to send in snacks for April. We have 21 students in our class.
Important Dates
NO School April 1-5
4/8 First day back after Spring Break
4/12 MSU Share a Seed 8-11
4/18 Preschool Visits
4/22 and 24th MAP tests
Practicum students will be teaching Math on Tuesday and Thursday in April. We look forward to great activities and learning.Practicum students will be teaching Math on Tuesday and Thursday in April. We look forward to great activities and learning.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
March 21, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: March 25-29
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Uu
Reading: Easter Stories
Math: Addition, Time to the hour, Money, and Missing Numbers
Theme: Easter/ Spring
Home Connections:
Spring Swing was a fun time. Thanks for everyone who helped make it a great success. Thanks for your participation and donations. A special thanks to Shannon and Justin Roberts and Justin’s friend for putting together an awesome maze. Thanks for the collecting boxes and also taking them back when we were done. You guys made the set up a breeze.
A special thank you to all my parents who came to let me brag on their child at the Parent Teacher Conference. I am so proud of my students and their progress this year. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for helping me complete my conferences on time.
Reminders
** Snacks
**Homework
**Reading Folders- Read story each night. Read twice if you are taking an AR test.
Important Dates
NO School March 22- Teacher professional development
3/26 Math Night 5:30-6:30
NO SCHOOL APRIL 1-5 Spring Break
Easter Egg Hunt
Friday March 29th
Hide eggs during lunch: 11:10
Hunt eggs during recess:
11:45-12:00
Snack/Party: 12:10-12:40
Specials 12:40
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
March 15, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: March 18-22
NO SCHOOL March 22 PD for teachers
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Uu
Reading: Max takes the Train
Math: Addition, Subtraction, How many, and patterns. We will also be doing domino addition.
Theme: Transportation- we will learn the names of various types of transportation, we will be able to sort transportation into land, water, and air travel, and we will be creating a mini book about transportation.
Home Connections:
Spring Swing is TONIGHT
March 15th from 5:30-7:30
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS.
We will have a great time with games, food, and fun.
Our basket looks great. Thank you for your donations. I hope you are a lucky winner of a basket if you bought raffle tickets for one. A special thanks to those that came and helped work our class activity: THE MAZE. It is a lot of work but worth it. The kids have a blast in it. I want to give a big THANK YOU to Brittany Farr for being our room PTO mom and keeping everything organized.
We will have items in the silent auction. Please check these out. These items are open to the whole school to bid on. The items will be displayed in the library on March 15th.
Reminders
**March Snacks
*March is very busy. Make sure you read important dates section.
*Behavior reports will not go home unless there has been a paw move. Tiger Tags will continue for excellent behavior all week.
Important Dates
-3/15 Spring Swing 5:30-7:30
3/18-20 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/26 Math Night 5:30-6:30
Please return note
About parent teacher
Conferences. I want to meet
With each of you this 9 weeks.
Conferences are next Monday-
Wednesday. I look forward to
Meeting with each one of
You!
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
March 8, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: March 11-15
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Qq
Reading: St. Patrick’s Day
Math: Addition, Subtraction, comparing numbers, counting, sorting, and graphing, counting by 5s, and number words
Theme: Saint Patrick’s Day
Home Connections:
Spring Swing is
March 15th from 5:30-7:30.
Spring Swing is our Spring Carnival Fundraiser This is one of the most exciting activities at MES. We have games, food, auctions, and fun. Our basket looks great. Our PTO rep has outdone herself. Thank you so much Brittany. Thanks to everyone who has sent in items and helped get them ready. Raffle tickets will be on sale soon. There are some amazing baskets!
We will have several items in the silent auction. All the money from the silent auction will be returned to our classroom. Thanks for your bids. Anyone can bid on these items and they will be displayed in the library on the 15th.
*ABC student poster *Gift Card Garden (food around Murray) * Pizza Party Box
*Willow Item
Reminders
**March Snacks
*March is very busy. Make sure you read important dates section.
*Behavior reports will not go home unless there has been a paw move. Tiger Tags will continue for excellent behavior all week
Important Dates
-3/14 Kindergarten Registration
-3/15 Spring Swing 5:30-7:30
3/18-20 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/26 Math Night
Continue to send in 2L
Sodas for games. We will
Need volunteers to work the
Maze in my classroom. Let
Me know if you can work on
Of the 30 minute sessions.
The maze is always popular.
THANK YOU!!!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
March 1, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: March 4-8
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Jj
Reading: Dr. Seuss Books
Math: Shapes, Addition, 10’s and 1’s
Theme: Dr. Seuss
Home Connections:
Spring Swing is
March 15th from 5:30-7:30.
Spring Swing is our Spring Carnival Fundraiser This is one of the most exciting activities at MES. We have games, food, auctions, and fun. The baskets are always awesome and will be on display the week of the program. I hope everyone can attend. The money raised from the auction will go back into my classroom. I am hoping to make enough money to buy our end of the year shirt and not have to ask for money. Our class activity will be the MAZE. Please return the note from PTO rep about working the maze. If you plan to donate for our basket please turn in those items by Monday. Thank you so much.
One of our auction items is a large poster of our lass making the ABC’s. I love it
Reminders
**March Snacks
*March is very busy. Make sure you read important dates section.
*Behavior report note- this is the last week for reports with smiles. See note for more information.
Important Dates
-3/5 Put baskets together for Spring Swing
-3/8 Spring Program/ Musical 1:00
Preschool Registration
-3/14 Kindergarten Registration
-3/15 Spring Swing 5:30-7:30
3/18-20 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/26 Math Night
You are invited
To: Spring Performance
When: Friday, March 8
Time: 1:00
Where: MES gym
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Mrs. Lawson's Classroom News
Mrs. Lawson’s Classroom News
February 15, 2013
753-5022
Stacey.lawson@murray.kyschools.us
In the Classroom:
For the week of: Feb. 25-March 1
Phonics: Our letter for the week is Jj
Reading: In whole group reading we will be reading Dr. Seuss Books.
Math: We will work on addition and measurement. New vocabulary will be sums. Continue to work on the names and values of coins.
Theme: In the Sky-
Earth and the planets
Help Needed:
Spring Swing is
March 15th from 5:30-7:30.
Spring Swing is our Spring Carnival Fundraiser where we have fun games in the classrooms, food in the cafeteria, silent auctions in the Library, and we raffle off theme baskets. These always look great.
Our class activity will be the MAZE. We need large refrigerator boxes donated to construct the maze in my classroom. We also need rolls of duct tape donated. We will need volunteers to help construct the maze and work the maze in 30 minute intervals that night.
Our class will be collecting items for a movie basket. Items may include movies, movie money, Red Box codes for movies, popcorn, and candy. Anything else you can think of will be appreciated. You can start sending in these items. THANK YOU
Reminders
**Send a winter coat each day. We will go outside if above freezing.
*Parent teacher conferences March 18-21
Important Dates
2/22 Read-a-thon begins through March 4th
2/23 Read Across America Week
MARCH
-3/6 Math Club 2:30-3:30
-3/8 Spring Program/ Musical 1:00
-3/14 Kindergarten Registration 5-6:30
-3/15 Spring Swing 5:30-7:30
Thanks for all the
Math-a-thon donations.
$13,799.73 was our final
Total. We are so excited!!
You are awesome. St. Jude’s
Staff was very happy when
I called them.
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